ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
COUNTY OF PICKENS
CASE # 2013-CP-39-1367

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Plaintiff vs- Lynn H. Green, Vinton T. Jones and Earl W. Lee
Defendants

Upon reading the attached Affidavit, it appears to my satisfaction that this is a proper case in which service may be had upon any unknown Defendants by publication as authorized by 15-9-730 and 15-9-720 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice and Service by Publication shall be published in The Pickens County Courier, a newspaper having general circulation in the County of Pickens, South Carolina, once a week, on the same day of each week, for a period of three consecutive weeks, said publication being hereby designated as the one most likely to give notice to said Defendants. Any Defendant having a last known address shall be mailed a copy of the Summons and Complaint certified mail\restricted delivery.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

JUDGE, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Pickens, SC
December______, 2013
Jan. 8, 15, 22
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LIS PENDENS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE #2013-LP-39-407

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Plaintiffs vs- Lynn H. Green, Vinton T. Jones and Earl W. Lee, Defendants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending before this Court upon Complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for foreclosure of the following described mortgage:
1. Mortgage from Lynn H. Green to Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. dated July 29, 2009, and recorded August 4, 2009, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Mortgage Book 4056 at Page 185, in the amount of $92,000.

The real estate which is the subject of this action is described as follows:

“ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, and being shown and designated as Lot 4, on a plat prepared for Destiny View Subdivision by Azimuth Control, Inc., dated August 18, 2006, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 561 at Page 18.”

ALSO: “A right of way for ingress and egress purposes, to be used jointly by the Grantors and Grantees, their heirs and assigns, which said right of way leading off Rhymes Lane into the above-described property.” Said right of way for ingress and egress is also shown on a plat prepared for Destiny View Subdivision by Azimuth Control, Inc., dated August 18, 2006, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 561 at Page 18., as “proposed driveway” and “20’ shared Driveway” running from Rhymes Lane along said Lot 4, one-half (1/2)of which is on said Lot 4 and one-half (1/2)of which is on the adjoining property known as Lot 3, owned by Defendants Vinton T. Jones and Earl W. Lee

This being the identical property conveyed unto Lynn H. Green by deed of LCF Funding I, LLC dated July 29, 2009, and recorded August 4, 2009, in Deed Book 1267 at page 13, Pickens County records.

TMS #5102-00-34-1888

Property Address: 616 Rhymes Lane, Pickens, S.C. 29671
R. MURRAY HUGHES
Attorney for Plaintiff
P. O. Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
(864) 878-2124
SC Bar #2800

October 29, 2013
Pickens, South Carolina

Jan. 8, 15, 22
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
(Non Jury)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE #2013-CP-39-1367

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Plaintiffs vs- Lynn H. Green, Vinton T. Jones and Earl W. Lee, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this matter, a copy of which was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto upon the subscriber, R. Murray Hughes, at his office located at 4606 Moorefield Memorial Highway, Suite 3, (P.O. Box 1389) Pickens, South Carolina, 29671, within thirty (30) days from the date of service hereof upon you. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court, above named, for judgment by default to be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the within Complaint.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference in this case to the Special Referee for this Court, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case and any appeal from the final judgment entered herein to be made directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court or Court of Appeals as appropriate.

R. Murray Hughes
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
(864)878-2124
S. C. Bar #2800

October 29, 2013
Pickens, South Carolina

Jan. 8, 15, 22
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PUBLIC NOTICE

American Towers LLC is proposing to construct a 199-foot overall height monopole telecommunications tower near 144 Pace Bridge Rd, Marietta, Pickens County, SC, Tax Parcel ID 5125-00-99-0441. The new tower structure will not be lit and the tower facility will include a 100’ by 100’ lease area and associated easements, along with a 30-ft buffer surrounding the lease area. American Towers LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Interested persons may comment or raise concerns about the proposed action by submitting an e-mail to enviro.services@americantower.com. Paper comments can be sent to: American Towers LLC, Attn: Environmental Compliance, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801.
Requests or comments should be limited to environmental and historic/cultural resource impact concerns, and must be received on or before 2/15/14. This invitation to comment is separate from any local planning/zoning process that may apply to this project.

Jan. 15, 22
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PUBLIC NOTICE

American Towers LLC is proposing to construct a 199-foot overall height monopole telecommunications tower ~1300’ SW of SC Hwy 178 & State Rd S39-98 intersection, Sunset, Pickens County, SC, Tax Parcel ID 4166 00 22 4925. The new tower structure will not be lit and the tower facility will include a 100’ by 100’ lease area and associated easements, along with a 30-ft buffer surrounding the lease area. American Towers LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Interested persons may comment or raise concerns about the proposed action by submitting an e-mail to enviro.services@americantower.com. Paper comments can be sent to: American Towers LLC, Attn: Environmental Compliance, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801.
Requests or comments should be limited to environmental and historic/cultural resource impact concerns, and must be received on or before 2/15/14. This invitation to comment is separate from any local planning/zoning process that may apply to this project.

Jan. 15, 22
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Notice of Sale
C/A No: 2013-CP-39-00520

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association against, Sharrie G Gilstrap, Thomas J. Burns, Miriam D. Burns, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, and Gale C. Galloway of the Estate of Ralph Carl Galloway, Jr. (Estate #1997-ES-39-00028)., I the undersigned as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on February 3, 2014, at 11:00 am , at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
Legal Description and Property Address:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as Lot 61, Phase 5 of Mt. Carmel Hills Subdivision, according to a plat recorded in Plat Book 47 at Page 60, reference to which is hereby craved for a more complete and accurate description.

ALSO INCLUDED 1993 Fleetwood Mobile Home GAFLN05A/B19960CH

This being the identical property conveyed to Sharrie G. Gilstrap by deed of Thomas J. Burns and Miriam D. Burns dated February 26, 1999, recorded March 2, 1999 in Deed Book 471 at Page 190, in the Register of Deed for Pickens County, South Carolina.

131 Sylvan Court, Easley, South Carolina 29640

TMS # 5131-04-73-8559

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Seven And 00/100 percent (7.00%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Special Referee for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Thirty (30) days, the Special Referee shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

_______________________________
Special Referee
For Pickens County
Pickens, South Carolina

____________________________, 2014.
KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.
Attorney for Plaintiff
1300 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29211

Jan. 15, 22, 29
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Notice of Sale
C/A No: 2010-CP-39-1306

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Green Tree Servicing, LLC against, Jill M. Campion, and LVNV Funding, LLC, I the undersigned as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on February 3, 2014, at 11:00 am o’clock , at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
Legal Description and Property Address:

All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, in the City of Easley, on the western side of Ridgecrest Drive being shown and designated as Lot 16 on plat of McDaniel Heights Subdivision made by Robert R. Spearman, RLS recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, SC in Plat Book 17 at Page 201 and having, according to said plat, the following metes and bounds, to-wit:

BEGINNING at an iron pin on the western side if Ridgecrest Drive, joint front corner of Lots 16 and 15 and running thence South 70-52 West 175 feet to an iron pin at the joint rear corner of Lots 16 and 1; thence with the common line of Lots 16 and 1, North 19-08 West 129 feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running North 70-52 East 191.4 feet to an iron pin; thence South 63-17 East 15.0 feet to an iron pin on the Western side of Ridgecrest Drive; thence with Ridgecrest Drive South 06-27 East 121.0 feet to an iron pin, the point of beginning.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Jill M. Champion by virtue of a Deed from Randy Waldrop, dated August 24, 2005 and recorded August 26, 2005, in Book D0933 at Page 191, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina.

202 Ridgecrest DR, Easley, SC, 29604

TMS#: 5018-07-59-1134

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 5.625 % to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Clerk of Court for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within 30 days, the Clerk of Court shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.
_______________________________
Special Referee
For Pickens County

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.
Attorney for Plaintiff
1300 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29211

Jan. 15, 22, 29
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Notice of Sale
C/A No: 2010-CP-39-1490

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Green Tree Servicing LLC against, Paul D. Hill, Jr. a/k/a Paul Hill, Jr., and Torey Hill, I the undersigned as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on February 3, 2014, at 11:00 am o’clock , at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
Legal Description and Property Address:

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina., County of Pickens being shown and designated as Lot 187 of Whispering Pines as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 56 at Page 235 and having, according to said plat, metes and bounds as shown thereon.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Paul D. Hill, Jr. by virtue of a Deed from Home Source Investments, Inc., dated April 30, 2002 and recorded May 6, 2002, in Book 672 at Page 182, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina.

THEREATER, subject property was conveyed to Torey Hill from Torey Hill as Personal Representative for the Estate of Paul D. Hill, Jr. (Estate # 2008-ES-39-0538) by virtue of a Deed of Distribution, dated June 5, 2009 and recorded August 5, 2009, in Book 1267 at Page 85, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina. However, said Deed of Distribution fails to describe subject property or reference the Plat.

104 Sherry Lane, Easley, South Carolina 29640

TMS#: 5008-11-65-7439

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 3.50 % to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Special Referee for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within 30 days, the Special Referee shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.
_______________________________
Special Referee
For Pickens County

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.
Attorney for Plaintiff
1300 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29211

Jan. 15, 22, 29
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NOTICE OF SALE
2013-CP-39-305

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, heretofore granted in the case of United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service or Successor Agency, United States Department of Agriculture vs. Gwendolyn D. Williens, CitiFinancial and Friendly Loan Co., Inc., I, the undersigned Master In Equity appointed under Order of said Court, will sell on February 3, 2014 at 11:00 o’clock, a.m., at the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit:
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Pickens, State of South Carolina and being on the South said of US Highway 123 leading from Easley to Liberty, being in Rollingwood Estates and shown and identified as Lot 69 on plat of survey by Paul Clark, Surveyor, dated July 25, 1959, recorded in Plat Book 1920 at Page 64 in the ROD Office for Pickens County, South Carolina.

This being the identical property conveyed unto Gwendolyn D. Williens by deed of Thomas J. Duncan and James S. Smith recorded March 25, 2002 in the Office of the ROD for Pickens County in Record Book D0664 at Page 189.

TMS #5018-05-07-1855
Property Address: 125 Rollingwood Drive, Easley, SC 29642

TERMS OF SALE: For Cash, the Master In Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) by 4:00 p.m., on the sales date, the same to be applied on the purchase price in case of compliance, but in case of noncompliance within Twenty (20) days, the same to be forfeited and applied to the costs and Plaintiff’s debt and the property shall be resold at the risk and expense of the former purchaser. Purchaser shall pay for the deed and necessary revenue stamps for the deed. Purchaser to be responsible for payment of taxes and assessments not past due at the time of sale.
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the sale but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements, and restrictions and easements and restrictions of record, and any other senior encumbrances.
Interest on the balance of the bid shall be paid to the day of compliance at the rate of 6.125% per day.
The sale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney is present at the sale or has advised the Master’s office of its bidding instructions. This sale is subject to all matters of record and any interested party should perform an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

___________________________
R. Murray Hughes
Special Referee

Gary P. Rish, PC
Attorney for Plaintiff
P. O. Box 508
Irmo, SC 29063
(803) 749-1764

Jan. 15, 22, 29
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NOTICE OF SALE
Case No. 2013-CP-39-1058

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. v. Jimmy S. Patrizi and Ketmany Patrizi, I, the undersigned, as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on Monday, February 3, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina to the highest bidder:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, and being known and designated as Lot(s) Ten (10) and Nineteen (19), Phase 1, Keowee Mountain Lakes Estates Subdivision as more fully shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Book/Slide 449 at Page 7-8, records of Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

This being the property conveyed to Jimmy S. Patrizi and Ketmany Patrizi by Deed of Keowee Mountain, Inc. dated January 20, 2005 and recorded on Feburary 10, 2005 in Deed Book 882 at Page 223 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina.

TMS #: 4151-00-07-8913 (Lot 10)
4151-00-07-2783 (Lot 19)

Address: 322 Scherlin Drive (Lot 10) and 118 Art Sheldon Way (Lot 19)
Pickens, South Carolina 29671

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). A personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale; however, the Plaintiff herein reserves its right to waive the said deficiency judgment up to and including the day of sale, in which case, said bidding will not remain open for the additional 30-day period. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.00% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

R. Murray Hughes, III, Esquire,
Special Referee for Pickens County

S. Nelson Weston, Jr., Esquire
Charles J. Webb, Esquire
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.
PO Drawer 7788
Columbia South Carolina 29202

Jan. 15, 22, 29
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SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE # 2013-ES-39-849

IN RE: CHARLES M. THOMAS, Deceased

Dennis D. Hendrix, Petitioner, versus Larry Thomas, Jr., Cammie Lynn Thomas, Donald Thomas, Jr., and Lisa Thomas, Respondents.

TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE Petition for Formal Appointment in this action which was filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Pickens County, South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at 4606 Moorefield Mem. Hwy., Suite #3, P. O. 1389, Pickens, South Carolina, 29671 within THIRTY (30) DAYS after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the petition within that time, the relief requested therein will be granted.

R. Murray Hughes
Attorney for Petitioner, SC Bar #2800
4606 Moorefield Memorial Hwy., Suite 3
P. O. Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
864-878-2124

December 20, 2013
Jan 22, 29, Feb 5
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NOTICE OF: HEARING
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF: PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE NUMBER: 2013ES39000

IN THE MATTER OF: CHARLES M. THOMAS

DATE: February 26, 2014

TIME: 9:15 a.m.

PLACE: Pickens County Probate Court, Room B-16, 222 McDaniel Ave., Pickens, SC 29671

DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED PLEADINGS (example: petition for formal appointment, filing of bond, hearing to determine heirs, etc.):

Summons and Notice, Petition For Formal Appointment, Notice of Hearing.

Executed this 30th day of December, 2013.
Name: R. Murray Hughes, III
Address: 4606 Moorefield Mem Hwy., Ste #3, PO Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
Telephone (O): 864-878-2124
E-mail: rmhughes@murrayhugheslaw.com
Jan 22, 29, Feb 5
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